In fact, the author has contemporary values, which differ from the Roman’s values. It seems that the author has some difficulties in accepting that for the Romans the power of the pater was reasonable and accepted among the people. The author clearly understands that the relationship of the paterfamilias and his sons shaped and influenced the whole society. Yet, she is against this because throughout the text she depicts how the power of the paterfamilias is bad toward the sons. This is the case, if we analyse this power with the contemporary values, but if the author was writing this article during the Republic and the Empire she would clearly have a different perspective about the pater’s power. In addition, if she would have made some research on Ancient Greece, she would be less shocked about the acceptance of the pater’s power, since the Greeks in some ways accorded the same power to
In fact, the author has contemporary values, which differ from the Roman’s values. It seems that the author has some difficulties in accepting that for the Romans the power of the pater was reasonable and accepted among the people. The author clearly understands that the relationship of the paterfamilias and his sons shaped and influenced the whole society. Yet, she is against this because throughout the text she depicts how the power of the paterfamilias is bad toward the sons. This is the case, if we analyse this power with the contemporary values, but if the author was writing this article during the Republic and the Empire she would clearly have a different perspective about the pater’s power. In addition, if she would have made some research on Ancient Greece, she would be less shocked about the acceptance of the pater’s power, since the Greeks in some ways accorded the same power to